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Michael York Biography and Full Filmography - MovieWise

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Born:
1942-03-27

Birthplace:
Fulmer, England, UK

Credits:
190 Total Roles

Michael York

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Biography

Michael York OBE (born Michael Hugh Johnson; March 27, 1942) is an English actor. After performing on-stage with the Royal National Theatre, he had a breakthrough in films by playing Tybalt in Franco Zeffirelli's Romeo and Juliet (1968). His blond, blue-eyed boyish looks and English upper social class demeanor saw him play leading roles in several major British and Hollywood films of the 1970s. His best known roles include Konrad Ludwig in Something for Everyone (1970), Geoffrey Richter-Douglas in Zeppelin (1971), Brian Roberts in Cabaret (1972), George Conway in Lost Horizon (1973), D'Artagnan in The Three Musketeers (also 1973) and its two sequels, Count Andrenyi in Murder on the Orient Express (1974), Logan 5 in Logan's Run (1976).

In his later career he found success as Basil Exposition in the Austin Powers film series (1997–2002). He is a two-time Emmy Award nominee, for the ABC Afterschool Special: Are You My Mother? (1986) and the AMC series The Lot (2001).

In 2002, he received a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his contributions to motion pictures.

Known For

Full Filmography

Year Title Role
2025 Dreams MOVIE Private Agent
2014 Swan Song: The Story of Billy Wilder's Fedora MOVIE Self
2014 Sleeping Beauty MOVIE The Narrator
2013 Cabaret: The Musical That Changed Musicals MOVIE Self
2012 Flatland²: Sphereland MOVIE Spherius (voice)
2012 Earth Songs MOVIE Narrator
2011 Glad Christmas Tidings Featuring David Archuleta MOVIE Self
2011 The Mill and the Cross MOVIE Nicolaes Jonghelinck
2010 The Justice of Wolves MOVIE Mika - Adult
2010 Tom and Jerry Meet Sherlock Holmes MOVIE Sherlock Holmes (voice)

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